Stage Details

Legislation -
Vetoed
(Line Item Veto)
(Executive)
-
April 14, 2011

Legislation -
Concurrence Vote Passed
(House)
(56-37) -
April 1, 2011

Note:

NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.

NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.

Legislation -
Bill Passed
(House)
(58-39) -
Feb. 28, 2011(Key vote)

Title: Anti-Phosphorus Fertilizer Bill

Vote Result

Yea Votes

Nay Votes

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes restrictions on fertilizer containing phosphorus.

Highlights:

Prohibits a person from doing any of the following (Sec. 3):

Applying turf fertilizer that is labeled as containing phosphorus to turf;

Applying turf fertilizer labeled as containing phosphorus to turf when the ground is frozen;

Displaying turf fertilizer that is labeled as containing phosphorus in a retail store unless the turf fertilizer is also clearly labeled for a permitted use.

Specifies that the prohibitions in this section on the application, sale, and retail display of turf fertilizer that is labeled as containing phosphorus, do not apply in the following instances (Sec. 3):

Application for the purpose of establishing grass or repairing damaged grass, using either seeds or sod, during the growing season in which the grass is established;

Application to an area if the soil in the area is deficient in plant available phosphorus, as shown by a soil test; or

Application to pasture, interior house plants, flower and vegetable gardens located on either public or private property, land used to grow grass for sod, or any land used for agricultural or silvicultural production.

Establishes that any person who violates any provision of this act guilty of a misdemeanor (Sec. 4).

Specifies this act takes effect January 1, 2013 (Sec. 6).

Note:

NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.